En Yee Edward Sheng

Mr. Sheng's first industrial school training, supplemented by an investigation of industries in Japan in 1911, decided him to take up a business career. He was a director and the assistant manager of the Han Yeh Ping Iron & Coal Co., president of San Sin Cotton Manufacturing Co., the Commercial Bank of China and the Foong Sheng Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation. During the years when China was visited with floods and famines he was always among the foremost to contribute large sums to the relief of the poor thereby saving thousands of lives.
Mr. Sheng was awarded the Second Class Paokuang Chiaho in February 1920, the Second Class Tashou Pao- Chiaho in July 1921, the Fifth Order of Merit in December 1921, the First Class Tashou Chiaho in September 1922, the Third Class Wenhu in November 1922 and the First Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho Decoration in March 1923.

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En Yee Edward Sheng was a Chinese businessman, President of San Sin Cotton Manufacturing Co.and the Commercial Bank of China who contributed big sums of money during the floods and famne in China, thus saving thousands of lifes of his fellow citizens.

Background

En Yee Edward Sheng was born at Zhangzhou, Jiangsu province, China in 1802. He was the fourth son of the late Sheng Kung Pao and one of the leading business men and philanthropists in China.

Education

Mr. En Yee Edward Sheng was educated at the Industrial High School, Peking and later at the London University in England and Columbia University in the U. S. A.

Career

Mr. Sheng's first industrial school training, supplemented by an investigation of industries in Japan in 1911, decided him to take up a business career. He was a director and the assistant manager of the Han Yeh Ping Iron & Coal Co., president of San Sin Cotton Manufacturing Co., the Commercial Bank of China and the Foong Sheng Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation. During the years when China was visited with floods and famines he was always among the foremost to contribute large sums to the relief of the poor thereby saving thousands of lives.

Mr. Sheng was awarded the Second Class Paokuang Chiaho in February 1920, the Second Class Tashou Pao- Chiaho in July 1921, the Fifth Order of Merit in December 1921, the First Class Tashou Chiaho in September 1922, the Third Class Wenhu in November 1922 and the First Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho Decoration in March 1923.